I don't use dekstops at the moment and, with all the rumours flying about concerning the new iMac (which, in my most humble opinion looks like merely an incremental upgrade) my thoughts have turned to a new wireless keyboard. I love the current one, but wouldn't it be great for Apple to update it in line with all the other Macs??

I've wondered if they would change the desktop keyboards to the black keys now found on all the notebooks, however it got me thinking about the mouse...will they change that too?...Some how I don't believe so which then sends me straight back to the impression that they wouldn't change the keyboard in that case.

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White and silver keyboard next to a silver and black iMac doesn't look TOO bad. A black and silver keyboard next to a black and silver iMac next to a WHITE mouse may look awful (not sure, only going by the picture in my imagination here). Having a black mouse is a fairly stark move for Apple in my opinion, unless they make it aluminium silver colour, that may work, then the black keys on the keyboard may look spot on then.
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I'd like a wireless keyboard that's cheaper to be honest. I don't mind the fact the current one isn't full size, I have the older wireless and my current wired one for that, but the price is out of my range.

I've wondered if they would change the desktop keyboards to the black keys now found on all the notebooks, however it got me thinking about the mouse...will they change that too?...Some how I don't believe so which then sends me straight back to the impression that they wouldn't change the keyboard in that case.

[Thinking out loud]
White and silver keyboard next to a silver and black iMac doesn't look TOO bad. A black and silver keyboard next to a black and silver iMac next to a WHITE mouse may look awful (not sure, only going by the picture in my imagination here). Having a black mouse is a fairly stark move for Apple in my opinion, unless they make it aluminium silver colour, that may work, then the black keys on the keyboard may look spot on then.
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I'd like a wireless keyboard that's cheaper to be honest. I don't mind the fact the current one isn't full size, I have the older wireless and my current wired one for that, but the price is out of my range.

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I've had similar thoughts. I got a student discount on the keyboard so it reduced the price a fair bit, but like all things apple it is overpriced.(Prime example... magsafe charger, £60!!!!!) Maybe there are some good deals on ebay.

I think a black mouse would look abysmal, but I'm just against them on all formats, not just Macs. An aluminum would be nice though. I think they've got to find some way of working in some multitouch funcitonality into iMacs, Mac pros etc. It's my favourite thing about my Macbook, seems a shame to limit such a great feature just to the notebook range.

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Wireless mice and KB's to me are kind of silly, and I have banned their purchase. When someone asks for one or the other or both I usual ask why they'd need to sit more than two feet from their computer. In my installed base it would mean a constant supply of batteries, all the tech support time sucked up, stolen items... it's a rat hole that need not be. Why buy it? Because we can? Sorry, not good enough.

Wireless mice and KB's to me are kind of silly, and I have banned their purchase. When someone asks for one or the other or both I usual ask why they'd need to sit more than two feet from their computer. In my installed base it would mean a constant supply of batteries, all the tech support time sucked up, stolen items... it's a rat hole that need not be. Why buy it? Because we can? Sorry, not good enough.

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Better desk space. Space is limited and being able to quikly move the keyboard without the need to unplug wires to create space is nice.

Wireless mice and KB's to me are kind of silly, and I have banned their purchase. When someone asks for one or the other or both I usual ask why they'd need to sit more than two feet from their computer. In my installed base it would mean a constant supply of batteries, all the tech support time sucked up, stolen items... it's a rat hole that need not be. Why buy it? Because we can? Sorry, not good enough.

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I love the wireless, sometimes i put my feet up on my desk and roll my chair back a little bit and i just pick up my keyboard and put it on my lap. as for batteries i go about 2 months or more without having to change them, i get a pack of the good energizer lithium's in BJ's and i still have plenty left. Plus it saves alot of space on my desk and no extra wires makes it look nice and tidy

Wireless mice and KB's to me are kind of silly, and I have banned their purchase. When someone asks for one or the other or both I usual ask why they'd need to sit more than two feet from their computer. In my installed base it would mean a constant supply of batteries, all the tech support time sucked up, stolen items... it's a rat hole that need not be. Why buy it? Because we can? Sorry, not good enough.

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I can understand where you're coming from. We have one of the white bluetooh keyboards at a radio station I work at. When the batteries run out it confuses people. However for personal use I love it. currently I am using a wired chicklet keyboard and bluetooth mighty mouse on my desktop and quite like it. But if I could snip the wire on the keyboard I would.

I use a white bluetooth keyboard and mouse for my MBP on my desk at home. I put the MBP up on a stand (OK, I admit, 4 equal piles of CDs) next to the monitor and I'm ready to go with the wireless keyboard/mouse. I use rechargeable batteries on almost everything, so it's not that big a deal to swap them out.

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